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If there are any fingerprints, wipe with a soft cloth from the center to the outside - never around the disc.

I only watched that extra about a week ago, and the quote stuck in my mind.

In the DVD extra 'Building the Legend: The Dukes Story', Gy Waldron says the following about Loretta Lynn: When Loretta Lynn came in she had a terrible sore throat. It was the kind of sore throat that if an actor had had it you wouldn't see him for two days. But she's in town, she's going to do a concert with this sore throat and she's going to be on Dukes of Hazzard. And so, she comes in and she sings. And, I just remember thinking that that's a typical coal miner's daughter. "I've come to work, and if I drop in my tracks, that's what I'm here to do."

I had to read it twice too, but that's because the first time I read the opening paragraphs, I thought they were implying that these were from the original show. Cars from Ray Kohn's stunt show makes much more sense, especially as I don't remember a 1973 Dodge Polara appearing as a patrol car (there was a 1970 model in 'One Armed Bandits'). Is it my imagination, or is that Uncle Jesse's pickup in the background of the shot showing the good side of the General? It doesn't appear in any other views. Roger, the comments on Instagram say that the junk yard is in Woodlawn, VA. Maybe you could make them an offer if you can find it!

It's a fun episode, but Enos' line, "This here Equal Opportunities law says that the sheriff's office has gotta open jobs for ladies now, just like regular people." makes it feel very dated.

The attractive female professor was played by Jeannie Wilson, one of only a few guest cast members from the Georgia episodes to return to Hazzard. She was previously the blonde Mary Kaye Porter.

There was always a good bit of humor in CHiPs. One of the episodes I watched at the weekend, 'Home Fires Burning', had a fun side story about a man who'd dragged his wife all the way to California for a fishing trip, and she wasn't happy about having to stay in the trailer they were towing. They stopped those end scenes interspersed with freeze-frames after the first season.

Another day, another tribute. I've just seen that we've lost Betty Wright at only 66. The report I read said she'd been battling cancer. Here's 'Shoorah! Shoorah!':

Nice tribute, Roger. I've just looked at Denver's bio on IMDb. Apparently, he dropped out of university to become a drummer! You learn something new every day.

The car the boys bought off of Hobie to replace the General was a pale yellow '74 Plymouth Satellite. It was very similar to Daisy's Georgia car, but a lighter color and a base model without the Road Runner decals. Coy and Vance also turned up in a '74 Plymouth Satellite, but theirs was blue.

You have a good memory, Roger. That was in 'Moving Violation', the fourth episode of the first season. It originally aired on October 13, 1977. The small car he wrecked was a Honda 600.

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No, there was no limp in CHiPs. They destroyed several classics in that episode. It started with a very clean looking '73 Charger, and they probably wrecked two each of the '69 Mustang and the '71 Camaro.

Another couple of crossover guest stars with CHiPs. I thought the getaway driver in the episode 'Crash Course' looked familiar - it was Don Stroud, who played Carl in 'Carnival of Thrills'. The episode also featured a black Mustang with red flames and a hood bulge that looked very like Lucifer, but it was '69 instead of a '68. Yesterday I watched the CHiPs episode 'Satan's Angels' which revolved around a biker gang. One of the members was Mickey Jones, AKA. B.B. Davenport from Dukes.

Also in 'Uncle Boss', Cooter needed a truck big enough to hide Hughie's VW inside, and said that he borrowed it. That's despite it having faded signwriting with Cooter's name on the sides.

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I've just spotted Daisy's yellow car making another return in 'Uncle Boss' in season 3. The plot needed Daisy's car to have a trunk for Hughie to plant the moonshine. Apparently, this episode was meant to be shown in the first half of season 2, which also explains why Enos is back from LA (four episodes after leaving).

Little Richard has passed away at the age of 87. He was cited as an influence by acts such as The Beatles, Elvis and Elton John. From 1957, here's Lucille:

Roger, you're right about Mason Dixon's Girls, and in your current viewing run, you'll recognize the other car in about another five episodes.

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The General looks great, and I know which episodes the other cars are from, so I'm looking forward to seeing more of them.

A 5.3l V12 1971 Jaguar XK-E (or E-Type if you live outside North America). In standard spec, the Jag was over a second slower to 60mph compared to a 1969 Charger R/T with a V8 Hemi and 3-speed auto transmission, but their top speeds were very similar. Obviously, the General was a race car, so should have been faster than stock. Here's how Top Gear paid tribute to the E-Type on its 50th birthday back in 2011 (with just a touch of patriotism):

It was the other way around, Spike. Daisy had a '73/'74 Plymouth Road Runner in the Georgia episodes and a '71 Plymouth Satellite Sebring (with graphics to look like the later Road Runner) for the end of season 1 and part of season 2. The last appearance should have been when it went over the cliff in 'The Runaway', but, due to the episodes being shown out of order (as Roger mentions above), the yellow car briefly returned four episodes later in 'Find Loretta Lynn'. From 'One Armed Bandits': From 'Money to Burn':

Most people didn't even have VCRs when Dukes was first shown let alone DVDs or the internet. Even if you spotted the car change (or any other difference), you had no way to check it, and you'd probably forgotten about it by the reruns.

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